Gem City Rat Rompers - Dayton, Ohio
Gem City Rat Rompers is the official Barn Hunt club in Dayton, Ohio. We are part of Gem City Dog Obedience Club. We hold officially sanctioned barn hunt trials 3-5 times a year at a fully-fenced 10-acre property in northern Dayton. We also provide affordable training opportunities for both members and nonmembers of Gem City Dog Obedience Club. You can buy GCRR merch here. For questions, you can email or text Sam @ (828) 380 2482. Learn more about us below!
Practices
Our practice schedule is released monthly. The most up to date practice schedule can be found as Facebook Events co-hosted by Sam Davis and the Friends of Gem City Dog Obedience Club group on Facebook. The address is 542 Valleycrest Dr, Dayton OH 45404:
- June 9 @ 6:00 PM
- June 12 @ 6:00 PM
- June 16 @ 6:00 PM
- June 26 @ 6:00 PM
Information
Open to anyone who shows up - no membership or preregistration required. Don’t forget your dog!
- Logistics: We start around 6pm and will accept sign ups until 8pm. The order you sign up in is the order you run in.
- Cost: $5 per run, 2 runs/dog max. Cash/check strongly preferred, or PayPal. We cap at 18 dogs/session.
- First Timers:
- Leave your dog in the car
- Come inside to sign up
- Tell us you’re new.
- Bring lots of treats!
- Bring belly bands (if needed)
- Questions: You can email or text questions to Sam.
Trials
Our Barn Hunt trials for the year are:
January 11 & 12 - Registration: Closed. Post Trial Survey
- Trial Chair: Sam Davis
- Trial Secretary: Lindsay Boyer
- Volunteer Chair: Angela Payne
March 1 & 2 - Registration: Closed. Post Trial Survey
- Trial Chair: Rachel Corbett
- Trial Secretary: Lindsay Boyer
- Volunteer Chair: Angela Payne
May 3 & 4 - Registration: Closed. Post Trial Survey
- Trial Chair: Sam Davis
- Trial Secretary: Rosa Delk
- Volunteer Chair: Angela Payne
June 21 & 22 - Registration: Open Until 6/11. Post Trial Survey
- Trial Chair: Sam Davis
- Trial Secretary: Rosa Delk
- Volunteer Chair: Angela Payne
August 23 & 24 - Registration: Opens 6/22-8/13. Post Trial Survey
- Trial Chair: Lindsay Boyer
- Trial Secretary: Marissa Knowles
- Volunteer Chair: Angela Payne
October 18 & 19 - Registration: Opens 8/17-10/08. Post Trial Survey
- Trial Chair: Sam Davis
- Trial Secretary: Marissa Knowles
- Volunteer Chair: Angela Payne
Information
Trials are sanctioned by the Barn Hunt Association. To participate, you must register your dog and have a permanent Barn Hunt registration number. This is a one-time fee. Below are resources to help you on your barn hunt journey.